Armie Hammer’s acting career was finished roughly two years ago when he was accused of s*xual abuse and screenshots of his disturbing messages went viral. When the screenshots of the conversations were shared, his talent agency WME decided to cut ties with him, that’s not it, the actor was removed from several film projects he was working on.
Hammer denied all the accusations and remained low-key. At the time, he struggled with major financial issues as his father also stopped supporting him, however, one man was there for him, Robert Downey Jr. Hammer was living in the Cayman Islands and no charges were filed against him.
Robert Downey Jr. is helping Armie Hammer financially
In just a few months, Armie Hammer‘s image was completely destroyed. After the allegations surfaced, it was revealed that he checked into a Florida rehabilitation facility with the help of actor Robert Downey Jr. The MCU star made sure that Hammer get the help he needed. A source told Vanity Fair,
“Downey, who has battled his own highly publicized Hollywood scandals and addictions, paid for the actor to spend nearly six months in the Florida rehabilitation facility the Guest House.”
Robert Downey Jr. himself struggled with controversies in the late 1990s. The actor’s image was so damaged that no one wanted to hire him.
Armie Hammer was accused of s*xual abuse
It began in January 2021, when a Twitter user shared bizarre screenshots of Armie Hammer’s conversation with a woman. The actor sent some disturbing messages talking about his cannibalistic fantasies. Shortly after that, Hammer’s ex, Courtney Vucekovich stated that “their romance was like dating a wannabe Hannibal Lecter.”
In March 2021, the same woman who first shared Hammer’s screenshots in January 2021 accused the actor of s*xual assault that occurred in 2017. At the time, Hammer was married to Elizabeth Chambers.
Armie Hammer struggled to find work
Very soon, Hammer found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons and was soon unemployed. He then reportedly moved to the Cayman Islands and remained low-key for a while. In February 2023, in an interview with Air Mail, the actor admitted that he was emotionally abusive towards his ex-partners but denied any criminal wrongdoing. The actor explained that he was s*xually abused as a teenager and the s*xual abuse allegations made him suicidal.
It was previously revealed that Hammer is back in the United States with his estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, and their kids.
Source: Vanity Fair
